The Girard Wescburn iron patent theft saga ends
John Girard, famed metalworking inventor, faced a long legal battle after Joseph Weyburn stole a valuable patent. Decades of suits culminated in a U.S. Supreme Court victory for Girard, with damages looming but unsettled. The loss of a steel box containing key documents spurred renewed efforts as the old guard aged and new counsel rose.
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John Girard
Joseph Wesburn
Girard
Joseph Weyburn
Weryburn
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Weyburn
Alfred Calderwood
Melvin Gehring
Mr. Gehring
Calderwood
Jolln Girard & Son
Edgar Girard
Death in the workshop and a guarded mystery
John Girard died from a brain rupture discovered by his son after 5 a.m. The shop remained busy until a late hour with workers, led by master craftsman Tom Stevenson who later found a concealed steel box in the safe. The box held letters and a notebook. Weyburn’s essential papers were missing, deepening the theft case tied to the shop. Stevenson and Gehring weigh next moves, including legal channels and a private investigator.
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St. Girard
Calderwood
Edgar Girard
Calherwood
Mr. Weyburn
John Girard
Edgar
Girard
Weyburn
Stevenson
Tom Stevenson
Wen
Alr
Nmke
Glank
Mero
Tie
Gerard
Mr. Gehring
Vladimir
Gehring
Wechauule
Weyburns den of mysteries and a missing papers plot
A lawyer visits Weyburn’s den of mysteries where a blue clothed workman assaults him in a corridor and steals or restrains him. Later old Tom Stevenson hands Edgar missing documents to John Girard’s son, while Calderwood’s papers are suspected stolen by trickery.
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Edgar
Mr. Gehring
Girard
Busines
Desnarf
Calderwood
Broad Street
Weyburn
Melvin Gehring
Stevenson
Gehring
Ile
Iis
Tom Stevenson
John Girard
Ioan
Discrediting an Astrologer and Other Vignettes
A Persian tale shows a king despondent after an astrologer promises ten years, then executes the minister’s suggestion when the seer claims twenty more. A German phrasebook note mocks long terms for simple rights, calling utter impractical words for impr ESPR. The Louisville Courier Journal recounts a vaudeville act with animals and an actor, while the Chicago Record-Herald comments on people striving for freebies without effort.
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Ferenain
Lye
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Alaliai
Ren
Johnson
Howard Melvin
American Press Association
An Lowes
Arlyle
Carlyle
Auld
Carmie
Lennyson
Dickens
Tom
A Wolund
Nintam
Lu Sons
Denton
Preston
Elijah J. Frampton
Nora J. Frampton
Harvey L. Cooper
Caroline County
T. L.D
Cooper
Court House
Maryland
Fowling Creek Mills
Williston
E. M. Pepper
Rhence
Mercer’s
Robbin’s Creek
Elijah SH. Frampton
Nora L. Frampton
F. P. Covey
NDER
Circuit Court
Federalaburg
Windsor
Federalsburg
Pederalsburg
Williamsburg
Daniel R. Flaharty
John W. Brown
Mary A. Noblett
John E. Cephas
W. Brewster Deen
Circuit Court For
Federnishur
Leyin Cephas
Mullin's
Wilmington
Valuanle
Charles E. Wilson
Sth
Main Streets
Sharp
Denton Nationals Bank
Maria M. Wilson
Chas
Gale
Mariam
Wilson
Louisville Courier- Journal
Chicago
Kryptok
Schumacher & Foreman, Opticians
Lexington Bst
Baltimore
Mas. WissLow
P. O. Sparks
Stockholders’ Meeting
Denton Cemetery Association
Office of the Register of Wills
John E. Wilson
Edwin C. Fields Et al
Laraine D. Fields
William S. Ailkins
Harriet P. Fields
Was
Adkins
J. Kemp Stevens
Franklin Street
T. Fred Garey
Burrsville
Lutso
Brussels
Neperham
Oliver
N. B. Davis
R. H. Stafford
Burrsville, Maryland
San Jose
A. G. Gelletty
A. G. Gelletly
Gelletly
Charles E. Allen
Doan
Duffey
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doaun's
Crystalite
The
Texas Company
C. H. Stewart
Venton
Second Street
Oir L. B. Towers
Trenton
Harry Gibson
Jas Denton
Delaware Live Stock CO
Smyrna
Kent County
Vel
Jas. C. Lord
Fowling Creek
Lewis F. Eckhart
Denton, Maryland
West Philadelphia
W. A. West
Baltimore Supply Company
Maryland Savings Bank
Landreth
Bloomsdale
Sauner
Red Rock
D. Landreth Seed Company
Bristol
Pennsylvania
Prantz Bros
NAL Market
Philadelphia
Call Journal
Office
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